>>20561641I personally fell for the STEM meme. Every single source I could find everywhere was saying a science degree was a good investment. It's a difficult degree so any employer will respect it, even if you get a job in a different field. Maybe that was true before 2008, but I graduated after the financial collapse and found that actually, no-one cares. If anything, it damages your chances at employment because they think there are much better jobs you should be applying for, and don't want to risk hiring someone who will leave. Those jobs don't exist. The field is completely oversaturated. You're competing with thousands of people for any job that isn't shit, and hundreds for even the shit jobs. Maybe some specific fields are in-demand, but will they still be in-demand by the time you've graduated or will it be something different by then? You're basically guessing.
The same thing happened with computer science. It was in demand 10+ years ago, but now it's oversaturated to the point where no-one can get a job. Without a degree, self-taught programmers are looked down upon. You're going to have to build your own business to get anywhere. With trades, as I said, they make out that you'll be instantly employed in a six figure job whereas the reality is that you're going to be working long hours for mediocre pay for a long time, and the 'six figures' part is actually the end of your career after a lifetime of development and obviously not something the majority of trademen will see.
What do I suggest? Actually research what the job prospects are like, rather than believing what people say, even if the opinion seems unanimous. Do not train in something you have no interest in just because someone says it will provide job security, because it probably won't and you'll hate it. Accept that you're going to wage slave for 60 years and never be rich nor have an easy time because the reality is there's no shortcuts to easy money outside of luck.
